Kim Ki-hyun: "Lee Jae-myung's face, once sullen, now full of smiles... Democratic Party should restrain itself"

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Kim Ki-hyun, member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 3rd, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, criticized, "The face of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, which used to be stern, is now full of smiles, overlapping with the image of former President Moon Jae-in saying 'thank you' to the Sewol ferry victims," and said, "The Democratic Party should exercise restraint."

On the same day, Kim posted on his Facebook, "The Itaewon accident was not properly prepared for in advance. The specific causes and attribution of responsibility will be revealed soon, and strict legal and political measures must follow in accordance with the public's expectations," but he also pointed out, "The problem is that at a time when everyone should gather wisdom to prevent such accidents from recurring, Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party are attacking the president and government every day as if they have encountered some good fortune, claiming they bear no responsibility."

He said, "It is shameful how shameless those who rammed through the absurd '검수완박' law, which prevents the prosecution from even investigating major disasters, are now talking about responsibility," adding, "Moreover, the Democratic Party is even raising issues with Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon’s drug investigations, whom they see as a thorn in their side."

Kim emphasized that Lee and the Democratic Party have no qualification to only blame the government for this accident. He explained by example, "During the Moon Jae-in administration, similar types of accidents occurred one after another, such as the 2017 Jecheon Sports Center fire (29 deaths), the Incheon Yeongheungdo fishing boat sinking (13 deaths), the 2018 Miryang Sejong Hospital fire (47 deaths), the 2020 Icheon logistics center fire (38 deaths), and the 2021 Gwangju Hakdong building collapse accident (17 casualties). In October 2014, when Lee was mayor of Seongnam, there was the Pangyo ventilation shaft fall accident that caused 16 deaths, and even during the 2020 Icheon logistics center fire, Lee, then governor of Gyeonggi Province, faced national criticism for doing a tteokbokki mukbang."

Kim said, "During the 2020 Daejeon flood disaster, while news reported residents losing their lives, current Democratic Party lawmakers gathered in front of the TV screen and burst into big smiles and thumbs up," and urged, "Please, exercise restraint, again and again."

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